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Crypto Sanctions Risk: OFSI Threat Assessment Explained
What OFSI July 2025 cryptoassets threat assessment says about sanctions evasion, Garantex, North Korea and what firms must do.
Wolfsberg Sanctions Screening Guidance 2019: Key Points
A plain-English summary of the Wolfsberg Group 2019 sanctions screening guidance: tuning, alert handling, list management and lookbacks.
Sanctions Alert Resolution: OFSI and OFAC Reporting Explained
What OFSI said after a 2026 screening failure penalty, and what UK and US rules require once an alert becomes a blocked or rejected transaction.
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OFAC Compliance Framework: Five Components and Ten Root Causes
OFAC’s 2019 Framework for Compliance Commitments explained: the five components of a sanctions compliance program and the ten root causes of breakdowns.
OFAC 50 Percent Rule: Entities Owned by Blocked Persons
How OFAC treats entities owned 50 percent or more by blocked persons: aggregation, indirect ownership, control versus ownership and divestment, with practical onboarding steps.
MLR 2017 Regulation 26: BOOM Approval and HMRC Checks
Who needs HMRC approval under regulation 26 of MLR 2017, what the criminality check covers, notification deadlines, and the penalties for acting without approval.
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US CDD Rule: Beneficial Ownership and FIN-2026-R001 Relief
The US customer due diligence rule for legal entity customers explained, with FinCEN’s February 2026 exceptive relief on account-opening collection and the May 2026 consolidated FAQs.
US Bank Beneficial Ownership Rule: 31 CFR 1010.230 and the 2026 Order
How the US bank beneficial ownership rule works for legal entity customers, the 25 percent and control tests, and FinCEN relief order FIN-2026-R001.
Politically Exposed Persons in Ireland: Section 37 Guide
How Irish law treats politically exposed persons: who counts, family members and close associates, senior management approval, source of wealth and monitoring.
US Bank SAR Rule: How 31 CFR 1020.320 Works for Advisers
How the US bank suspicious activity report rule works: the $5,000 trigger, 30 and 60 day deadlines, confidentiality, safe harbor and what advisers should know.
Wolfsberg Effective Monitoring Statement Part II (2025): AI and Models
What the Wolfsberg Group’s August 2025 Part II statement on effective monitoring says about moving from rules to AI: three pillars, validation, model risk, oversight and explainability.
Human Trafficking Financial Indicators: FATF and APG Report
What the FATF and APG report Financial Flows from Human Trafficking says about how traffickers move money and the account, transaction and behaviour indicators staff may notice.